Restless Empire by Odd Arne Westad
Over the past 250 years of momentous change and dramatic upheaval, China has proved itself to be a Restless Empire. Tracing Chinas course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's Peoples Republic, Restless Empire shows how the countrys worldview has evolved.
Written by one of the most distinguished scholars on China, this book brings clarity and insight into complex historical issues -- Jung Chang
Thorough, fast-moving, and consistently clearRestless Empire gives an excellent introduction to the vagaries of China’s foreign relations over the last 250 years -- Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China
An authoritative and lucid history of China’s foreign relations from the peak of the Qing dynasty in the eighteenth century to the present day. Anyone seeking to understand the role China may play in our future world should start with this book -- Stephen R. Platt, author of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
An essential guide to modern China’s often violent encounter with the rest of the world -- Frank Dikotter, author of 'Mao’s Great Famine'
Thorough, fast-moving, and consistently clearRestless Empire gives an excellent introduction to the vagaries of China’s foreign relations over the last 250 years -- Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China
An authoritative and lucid history of China’s foreign relations from the peak of the Qing dynasty in the eighteenth century to the present day. Anyone seeking to understand the role China may play in our future world should start with this book -- Stephen R. Platt, author of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
An essential guide to modern China’s often violent encounter with the rest of the world -- Frank Dikotter, author of 'Mao’s Great Famine'
Odd Arne Westad is one of the world's foremost experts on both the Cold War and contemporary East Asian history, having won the Bancroft Prize, the Michael Harrington Award and the Akira Iriye International History Book Award for his seminal book The Global Cold War. A Professor of International History at the London School of Economics, he is also co-director of LSE IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847921970 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847921973 |
| Title | Restless Empire |
| Author | Odd Arne Westad |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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